AT&T EL42108 user manual Time

Appendix C

Troubleshooting

My caller ID	•	Caller ID is a subscription service. You must subscribe to
features are		this service from your local telephone company for this
not working		feature to work on your telephone.
properly.	•	The caller may not be calling from an area that supports
		caller ID.
	•	Both you and the caller’s telephone companies must use
		equipment compatible with caller ID service.
	•	If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (Digital
		Subscriber Line - DSL) through your telephone line, you
		must install a DSL filter between the telephone base
		and the telephone wall jack (see page 6). The filter will
		prevent noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL
		interference. Please contact your DSL service provider
		for more information about DSL filters.
The system	•	Make sure you subscribe to caller ID with call waiting
does not receive		features services provided by the local telephone
caller ID or the		company.
system does not	•	The caller may not be calling from an area that supports
display caller		caller ID.
ID during call	•	Both you and the caller’s telephone companies must use
waiting.
		equipment compatible with caller ID service.
	•	If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (Digital
		Subscriber Line - DSL) through your telephone line, you
		must install a DSL filter between the telephone base
		and the telephone wall jack (see page 6). The filter will
		prevent noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL
		interference. Please contact your DSL service provider
		for more information about DSL filters.
“Time and	•	You need to set the answering system clock (page 31).
day not set”
prompts.
The	•	When recording the announcement, make sure you
announcement		speak in a normal tone of voice about nine inches from
message is not		the telephone base.
clear.	•	Make sure there is no background noise (television,
		music, traffic, etc.) when recording.

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